Sparta, North Carolina is a quiet town located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It has a population of approximately 2,500 people and has been known for its rural charm and welcoming atmosphere. The town is governed by a Mayor-Counsel system where the mayor is elected every two years followed by four council members elected every four years. Currently, 28675 Sparta is served by Mayor Bob Jones, who was recently reelected to serve another term in office. He has been a long time supporter of many civic projects that have improved the town's quality of life over the years such as investing in infrastructure and increasing public safety measures. Additionally, he has encouraged local business development which has helped to create jobs in the area and bring stability to the community. The current Town Council Members are Amanda Smith, Kate Johnson, Charles Brown, and David Anderson who all work hard to ensure that Sparta remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Zip 28675 (Sparta, NC) is very conservative.
Alleghany County, NC is very conservative. In Alleghany County, NC 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alleghany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.5%.
Alleghany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28675 (Sparta, NC) is very conservative.
Sparta, North Carolina is very conservative.
Alleghany County, North Carolina is very conservative.
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North Carolina is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Sparta, North Carolina: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 28675 (Sparta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $6,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $7,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)